GameMonkeyScript/gmsrc/doc/tutorial/2-continuing/scripts/threads_01.gm

global thread_1 = function( a_count )
{
 print( "[1] Starting..." );
 for (i = 0; i < a_count; i = i + 1)
 {
  print( "[1] iteration: " + i );
 };
 print( "[1] Finishing..." );
};

print( "[0] Ready to execute..." );
thread( thread_1, 100 );
sleep(1);
print( "[0] Thread created..." );